Tamil Nadu is the leading producer of loose flowers in India. Dindigul is one of the major flower cultivation districts in Tamil Nadu. A flower crop survey was carried out in the Nilakottai Flower Market, Dindigul. There, much information was gathered through questionnaire method...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2023/v42i134114
Guézéré Corinne Beugre, Adobi Christian KADJO, Konan Mathurin Yao, Koumba Maï Koné, Isabelle Piro-Metayer, Charlie Poss, Noël Durand, Angélique Fontana & Tagro Simplice Guehi·Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology·2023
Aims: Mold contamination of foods especially by mycotoxin producing fungi is not only a global food quality concern for food manufacturers, but it also constitutes a high risk for human and animal health resulting in massive economic losses globally. This study investigated the e...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2023/v42i134112
The management of marine sand mining contributes positively to infrastructure development but can also negatively impact oceanographic parameters and marine ecosystems. This study aims to describe the profile of waves and tides after sea sand mining in Bone Malonjo waters, North...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2023/v42i134113
Aim: The study was undertaken to evaluate agro-wastes (Post mushroom substrate, Sugarcane bagasse, rice husk and sorghum grains) for mass production of entomopathogenic fungi like, I. fumosoroseus:MT997932, B. bassiana: MT997933, L. lecanii: MT997935 and H. thompsonii: MT997936 b...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2023/v42i134111
This study presents the Episodic Voyage of Engineering Surveying and Cartography in India to know our past development in mapmaking and cartography, which is as old as Ptolemy’s expedition in the 2nd century AD in India. Starting from ropes and sticks to measure, plumb bobs to po...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2023/v42i124109
A total of 54 animals of either sex with cystic calculi were prospectively studied. Most often the mature adult dogs aged between 3 to10 years were affected and the juveniles (<1 year) were less commonly affected. Prevalence was maximal in extreme winter and summer. Cystic cal...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2023/v42i124163
The use of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels has been seen as a viable solution to improve the rate of rural electricity supply in African states. Today, the use of solar PV systems has helped to overcome low electricity coverage rates. One of the bottlenecks of PV installations in...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2023/v42i124107
Aim: To study the impact of Industrial Water Pollution on Human and Livestock health in Bhavani River basin of Tamil Nadu. Study Design: The Cost of illness method. Place and Duration of the Study: The study was conducted in the Sathyamangalam block of Erode district of Tamil Nad...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2023/v42i124108
People’s livelihoods and other assets of the people concerning agricultural production and food supply are currently being affected by COVID-19 crisis. Change in both food production and consumption may be expected and this will require urgent and critical decisions on how to pre...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2023/v42i124106
Aims: Free fatty acids (FFA) result from hydrolysis of cocoa butter triacylglycerides due to various abiotic and biotic factors. The resurgence of high FFA contents above 1.75% in cocoa beans depended on Ivorian geographical origin. High FFA contents have become a serious quality...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2023/v42i124105